An examination of the effect of attack velocity on the outcome of Lanchester-type engagements with range dependent kill-rates.
examinationofeff00lloy.pdf (2.475Mb)Abstract
This thesis examines the effect of attack velocity on
the outcome of Lanchester- type engagements between forces
with range dependent kill-rates. Range dependent (linear
and quadratic) kill-rates are considered, and analytic
solutions to Lanchester- type equations are utilized in
this study.
By varying the attack velocity, the effects on terminal
force strengths are investigated for the case when
an attacking force has the initial fighting strength superiority,
and for the case when a defending force has the
initial fighting strength superiority.
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